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Today’s Word Of Encouragement From Wayne: “O my strength, I will sing praises to You; for God is my stronghold, the God who shows me lovingkindness.” Psalm 59:17 Beloved child of God, sing praises to your God “O my strength” and you will be strengthening yourself in the Lord! Once we have entered the presence of our Lord, as priests to minister to our God, which always strengthens us in our identity in Christ, we are then further strengthened as we praise our God for Who H

Today’s Word of Encouragement From Wayne: “David strengthened himself in the Lord his God” 1 Samuel 30:6 How exactly do we strengthen ourselves in the Lord our God? I believe there are many ways. First and foremost though is that when we enter a time of ministering to the Lord, there is a specific focus and understanding which we possess, regarding our identity as priests unto God. We accept and realize that Jesus Christ “has made us to be a kingdom, priests to His Go

Today’s Word of Encouragement From Wayne: “David strengthened himself in the Lord his God.” 1 Samuel 30:6 The people had turned against David, as a result of the enemy coming in and kidnapping their loved ones, all blaming David for their misfortune. Scripture says, “Moreover David was greatly distressed because the people spoke of stoning him, for all the people were embittered each one because of his sons and daughters. But David strengthened himself in the Lord his God.

Today’s Word of Encouragement From Wayne: “David was greatly distressed because the people spoke of stoning him, for all the people were embittered, each one because of his sons and daughters. But David strengthened himself in the Lord his God.” 1 Samuel 30:6 The enemy had come in with a force, while David and his men were away, “and they took captive the women and all who were in it, both small and great, without killing anyone, and carried them off and went their way” (1

Today’s Word of Encouragement From Wayne: “And now my head will be lifted up above my enemies around me. And I will offer in His tent sacrifices with shouts of joy; I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to the Lord.” Psalm 27:6 In verse four of this Psalm, David was in God’s presence, beholding the beauty of the Lord and meditating in His temple. In verse five David was in a “day of trouble” and experienced God’s presence being an ark of safety, hidden away in a secret

Today’s Word of Encouragement From Wayne: “For in the day of trouble He will conceal me in His tabernacle; in the secret place of His tent He will hide me; He will lift me up on a rock.” Psalm 27:5 David had personally learned, and here confessed, that ministering to the Lord, beholding the beauty of the Lord, in the presence of God, provided strength and protection for him “in the day of trouble.” This is exactly what David meant when he wrote, “to behold the beauty of th

Today’s Word of Encouragement From Wayne: “One thing I have asked from the Lord, that I shall seek; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord and to meditate in His temple.” Psalm 27:4 How does ministering to the Lord enable us to see the beauty of the Lord? It is because, as David had earlier written, “In Your presence is fullness of joy” (Psalm 16:11), Who’s joy we receive while ministering to our Lord, for we ar

Today’s Word of Encouragement From Wayne: “One thing I have asked from the Lord, that I shall seek; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord and to meditate in His temple.” Psalm 27:4 Yesterday I shared how ministering to the Lord truly softens our hearts, particularly because of the blessing of our continual beholding the beauty of the Lord in His presence. Going hand in hand with our hearts being softened in Go

Today’s Word of Encouragement From Wayne: “One thing I have asked from the Lord, that I shall seek; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord and to meditate in His temple.” Psalm 27:4 The practice of ministering to the Lord is a always heart softener and “to behold the beauty of the Lord” is the reason why. We all behold something, all of the time, every day. As for me, I will minister to my Lord so I may “behold

Today’s Word of Encouragement From Wayne: “One thing I have asked from the Lord, that I shall seek; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord and to meditate in His temple.” Psalm 27:4 This “one thing” that David asked from the Lord, which is now our blessed daily reality as priests of God, reminds me of the apostle Paul’s words in the New Testament, from His letter to the church at Philippi, when he wrote,“ I count